First tone

Illustration by 舘津テト

Illustration by 舘津テト

Background

ハジメテノオト (Hajimete no Oto) was uploaded to Nico Nico Douga on October 13th, 2007. It currently has over 2,000,000 views on Nico Nico Douga and is one of Miku's early hits.

Lyrics

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初めての音は　なんでしたか？

Do you remember the first tone?

Hajimete no oto wa nandeshita ka?

あなたの　初めての音は…

First tone you made…

Anata no hajimete no oto wa…

ワタシにとっては　これがそう

At this very moment

Watashi nitotte wa kore ga sou

だから　今　うれしくて

I am delighted to ring my first tone

Dakara ima ureshikute

初めての言葉は　なんでしたか？

Do you remember the first word?

Hajimete no kotoba wa nandeshita ka?

あなたの　初めての言葉

First world you delivered

Anata no hajimete no kotoba

ワタシは言葉って　言えない

I cannot speak even a word

Watashi wa kotoba tte ienai

だから　こうしてうたっています

So I am singing this song

Dakara koushite utatteimasu

やがて日が過ぎ　年が過ぎ

As days will pass by, as years will pass by

Yagate hi ga sugi toshi ga sugi

世界が　色あせても

And when the world will look pale

Sekai ga iroasete mo

あなたがくれる　灯りさえあれば

If only you shed light on me

Anata ga kureru akari sae areba

いつでも　ワタシはうたうから

I will sing anytime

Itsudemo watashi wa utau kara

空の色も　風のにおいも

Color of the sky, smell of the wind

Sora no iro mo kaze no nioi mo

海の深さも　あなたの声も

Depth of the ocean and even your voice

Umi no fukasa mo anata no koe mo

ワタシは知らない　だけど歌を

I never sense them all but there's a song

Watashi wa shiranai dakedo uta o

歌をうたう　ただ声をあげて

I just sing raising my voice

Uta o utau tada koe o agete

なにかあなたに　届くのなら

If my song touches you

Nanika anata ni todoku no nara

何度でも　何度だって

I will sing again and again

Nandodemo nandodatte

かわらないわ　あのときのまま

The sound remains the same as it was

Kawaranai wa ano toki no mama

ハジメテノオトのまま…

As the 'first tone' I vocalized

Hajimete no oto no mama...

初めての音は　ありましたか？

Did you hear the first tone?

Hajimete no oto wa arimashita ka?

あなたの　初めての音は…

First tone you have never heard?

Anata no hajimete no oto wa...

知らない曲とか　街の音に

Songs you don't konw or sound of streets

Shiranai kyoku toka machi no oto ni

ワクワクしてますか？

Still makes you feel thrilled?

Wakuwaku shite masu ka?

初めての言葉は　ありましたか？

Did you use the first word?

Hajimete no kotoba wa arimashita ka?

あなたの　初めての言葉

First word you have never spoken?

Anata no hajimete no kotoba

言えずにしまったり　言わなかった

Words you swallowed or dared not tell

Iezu ni shimattari iwanakatta

言葉は　少しさみしそう

Echo a little sadly

Kotoba wa sukoshi samishisou

やがて日が過ぎ　年が過ぎ

As days will pass by, as years will pass by

Yagate hi ga sugi toshi ga sugi

古い荷物も　ふえて

And when old things will have increased in your room

Furui nimotsu mo fuete

あなたが　かわっても

Something you want to be unchanged

Anata ga kawatte mo

失くしたくないものは

Even if you will have changed

Nakushitakunai mono wa

ワタシに　あずけてね

You can leave it to me

Watashi ni azukete ne

時の流れも　傷の痛みも

The passage of time, pains in your heart

Toki no nagare mo kizu no itami mo

愛の深さも　あなたの声も

Depth of love and even you voice

Ai no fukasa mo anata no koe mo

ワタシは知らない　だけど歌は

I never sense them all but there's a song

Watashi wa shiranai dakedo uta wa

歌はうたえるわ　だからきいて

I can sing, so will you listen please

Uta wa utaeru wa dakara kiite

もしもあなたが　望むのなら

If only you do wish so

Moshimo anata ga nozomu no nara

何度でも　何度だって

I will sing again and again

Nandodemo nandodatte

かわらないわ　あのときのまま

The sound remains the same as it was

Kawaranai wa ano toki no mama

ハジメテノオトのまま…

As the 'first tone' I vocalized

Hajimete no oto no mama...

空の色も　風のにおいも

Color of the sky, smell of the wind

Sora no iro mo kaze no nioi mo

海の深さも　ワタシのうたも

Depth of the ocean and my song

Umi no fukasa mo watashi no uta mo

かわらないわ　あのときのまま

All remains the same as they were

Kawaranai wa ano toki no mama

ハジメテノオトのまま…

The 'first tone' never changes

Hajimete no oto no mama...

初めての音に　なれましたか？

Was I able to be the first tone?

Hajimete no oto ni naremashita ka?

あなたの　初めての音に

First tone you have never heard

Anata no hajimete no oto ni

世界のどこでも　ワタシはうたう

I will sing anywhere for anybody

Sekai no dokodemo watashi wa utau

それぞれの　ハジメテノオトを…

Their own 'first tone' …

Sorezore no hajimete no oto o...